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1. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. Amphibian of theI. Sphagnum plant kingdom
B. Specialized structuresII. Angiosperms in liverworts for asexual reproduction
C. Monocotyledons andIII. Bryophytes dicotyledons
D. A plant which hasIV. Gemmae capacity to holding water

A. A III; B IV; C I; D II
B. A III; B IV; C II; D I
C. A IV; B III; C II; D I
D. A III; B II; C IV; D I
Answer : B
2. Match the column I with column II and choose the option which shows its correct combination.
Column-IColumn-II
(Pattern of life cycle in plant)(Examples)
A. HaplonticI. Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, life cycle Ectocarpus, Polysiphonia, Kelps
B. DiplonticII. Seed bearing plants life cycle (Gymnosperm and Angiosperm), Fucus
C. Haplo-diplonticIII. Many algae (Volvox, life cycle Spirogyra) and some species of Chlamydomonas

A. A III; B II; C I
B. A I; B II; C III
C. A II; B I; C III
D. A III; B I; C II
Answer : A
3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
A. In angiosperms, each embryo sac has a three-celled egg apparatus one egg cell and two synergids, three antipodal cells and two polar nuclei.
B. All seed bearing plants i.e., gymnosperms and angiosperms follow dipontic life patterns of plants.
C. In gymosperms, roots in some genera have fungal association in the form of mycorrhiza (Pinus) while in some others (Cycas) small specialized roots called coralloid are associated with N2 fixing cyanobacteria.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
4. Which of the following pteridophytes belong to class pteropsida?
A. Equisetum and Psilotum
B. Lycopodium and Adiantum
C. Selaginella and Pteris
D. Pteris and Adiantum
Answer : D
5. Consider the following statements regarding the major pigments and stored food in the different groups of algae and choose the correct option
(i) In chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll-a and d.
(ii) In phaeophyceae, laminarian is the stored food and major pigments are chlorophyll-a and b.
(iii) In rhodophyceae, floridean starch is the stored food and the major pigments are chlorophyll-a, d and phycoerythrin.

A. (i) is correct, but (ii) and (iii) are incorrect
B. (i) and (ii) are correct, but (iii) is incorrect
C. (i) and (iii) are correct, but (ii) is incorrect
D. (iii) is correct, but (i) and (ii) are incorrect
Answer : D
6. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. Smallest flowing plantI. Eucalyptus
B. Male sex organ inII. Wolffia flowering plant
C. Female sex organIII. Stamen in flowering plant
D. Tallest treeIV. Pistil

A. A I; B II; C III; D IV
B. A IV; B III; C II; D I
C. A II; B III; C IV; D I
D. A II; B IV; C III; D I
Answer : C
7. Which one of the following statement concerning the algae is incorrect ?
A. Most algae are photosynthetic.
B. Algae can be classified according to their pigments.
C. All algae are filamentous.
D. Spirogyra does not produce zoospores.
Answer : C
8. Cytological information like chromosome number, structure, behaviour are related with
A. numerical taxonomy
B. cytotaxonomy
C. chemotaxonomy
D. all of the above
Answer : B
9. Refer the following statement(s) and identify the group of plant which is being described by given statements ?
(i) They include various mosses and liverworts that are found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills.
(ii) They lack true roots, stem or leaves.
(iii) The main plant body is haploid.
(iv) They produce a multicellular body sporophyte which is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it.

A. Algae
B. Fungi
C. Bryophytes
D. Pteridophytes
Answer : C
10. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Agar, one of commercial products obtained from Laminaria and Sargassum are used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice-creams and jellies.
(ii) In phaeophyceae, major pigments are chl a, d and phycoerythrin.
(iii) Pteridophytes classified into four classes : Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and Pteropsida.
(iv) Gemmae are green, multicellular, asexual buds, which develop in small receptacles called gemma cups located on the thalli.

A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Both (ii) and (iv)
C. Both (iii) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : C
11. Match the classes of pteridophytes given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option
Column -IColumn-II
(Classes of pteridophytes)(Examples)
A. PsilopsidaI. Selaginella
B. LycopsidaII. Psilotum
C. SphenopsidaIII. Dryopteris
D. PteropsidaIV. Equisetum

A. A II; B I; C IV; D III
B. A I; B II; C IV; D III
C. A II; B I; C III; D IV
D. A II; B IV; C I; D III
Answer : A
12. Mosses are of great ecological importance because of
A. its contribution to prevent soil erosion.
B. its contribution in ecological succession.
C. its capability to remove CO from the atmosphere.
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer : D
13. Which ofthe following statements with respect to gymnosperms and angiosperms is/are correct?
(i) The process of double fertilization is present in gymnosperms.
(ii) Angiosperms range in size from microscopic Wolffia to tall trees of Sequoia.
(iii) In gymnosperms, the seeds are not covered.
(iv) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes have an independent free living existence. Of the above statements

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (iii) only
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (iii) and (iv)
Answer : B
14. You are given an unknown plant to study in the laboratory. You find that it has chlorophyll, no xylem. Its multicellullar sex organs are enclosed in a layer of jacket cells. Its gametophyte stage is free living. The plant probabily belongs to
A. chlorophyceae
B. bryophyte
C. pteridophyte
D. gymnosperm
Answer : B
15. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about pteridophytes ?
(i) The main plant body is a sporophyte which is differentiated into true roots and leaves.
(ii) The leaves are small (microphylls) as in ferns or large (macrophylls) as in Selaginella.
(iii) Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia which produce two kinds of sporesmacro (large) and micro (small) spores, are known as heterospores.
(iv) Common examples are Funaria, Polytrichum and Sphagnum.

A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Both (ii) and (iii)
C. Both (i) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : C
16. Protonema
A. is a stage of gametophytic generation.
B. is a creeping, green, branched and develops directly from a spore.
C. produces lateral bud which forms leafy plant body.
D. All of the above
Answer : A
17. What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?
A. Independent sporophyte
B. Presence of archegonia
C. Well developed vascular tissues
D. Independent gametophyte
Answer : B
18. Which of the following group of plant is being described by the given statements ?
(i) They are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed before and after fertilization.
(ii) The giant red wood tree Sequoia is one of the tallest tree species of the group.
(iii) The roots are generally tap roots.
(iv) They are heterosporous and they produce haploid microspores and megaspores.

A. Algae
B. Bryophytes
C. Gymnosperms
D. Pteridophytes
Answer : C
19. Why rhodophyta exhibit a red colour ?
A. Since most rhodophyta grow at great depths, the chlorophyll can only absorb light in the red area of the spectrum.
B. The wavelengths of light that are absorbed by chlorophyll are passed to phycoerythrin (a red pigment).
C. Red pigment of rhodophyta absorbs all the light waves.
D. The light reaching the greatest depth in water is in the blue-green region of the spectrum, is absorbed by phycoerythrin.
Answer : B
20. Laminaria (Kelp) and Fucus (Rock weed) are examples of
A. green algae
B. brown algae
C. red algae
D. golden brown algae
Answer : B
21. Which of the following, examples belongs to the same class of algae?
A. Chara, Fucus, Polysiphonia
B. Volvox, Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas
C. Porphyra, Ectocarpus, Ulothrix
D. Sargassum, Laminaria, Gracilaria
Answer : B
22. Which of the following groups of plants play an important role in plant succession on bare rocks/soil ?
A. Algae
B. Bryophytes
C. Pteridophytes
D. Gymnosperms
Answer : B
23. The Natural system of classification for flowering plants was given by
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Bentham and Hooker
C. Engler and Prantl
D. R. H. Whittaker
Answer : B
24. Chemotaxonomy is connected with
A. classification of chemicals found in plants.
B. use of phytochemical data in systematic botany.
C. application of chemicals on herbarium sheets.
D. use of statistical methods in chemical yielding plants.
Answer : B
25. Which of the following branch of science is being described by the given statements ?
(i) It can easily done by using computers based on all observable characters.
(ii) Numbers and codes are assigned to all the characters and the data are then processed.
(iii) Each character is given equal weightage and at the same time hundred of characters can be considered.

A. Cytotaxonomy
B. Numerical taxonomy
C. Chemotaxonomy
D. ??-taxonomy
Answer : B
26. Angiosperms have dominated the land flora primarily because of their
A. power of adaptability in diverse habitat.
B. property of producing large number of seeds.
C. nature of self pollination.
D. domestication of man.
Answer : A
27. Consider the following statements regarding gymnosperms and choose the correct option.
(i) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes have an independent existence.
(ii) The multicellular female gametophyte is retained within the megasporangium.
(iii) The gymnosperms are heterosporous. Of these statements

A. (i) and (ii) are correct but (iii) is incorrect
B. (i) and (iii) are correct but (ii) is incorrect
C. (ii) and (iii) are incorrect but (i) is correct
D. (ii) and (iii) are correct but (i) is incorrect
Answer : D
28. Which of the following statements (i) - (v) are correct ?
(i) In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte.
(ii) In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent.
(iii) The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum.
(iv) Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. One
Answer : A
29. Which o the following statement(s) is incorrect about mosses ?
A. The predominant stage of its life cycle is the gametophyte which consists of two stages protonema and leafy stages.
B. Leafy stage are attached to the soil through unicellular and branched rhizoids.
C. Sex organs-antheridia and archegonia are produced at the apex of the leafy shoots.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
30. Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
A. it reduces transpiration.
B. it serves as a disinfectant.
C. it is easily available.
D. it is hygroscopic.
Answer : D
31. Mosses do not have true leaves because their leaf-like structures lack
A. starch in their chloroplast.
B. vascular tissues.
C. chlorophyll.
D. cellulose in their cell walls.
Answer : B
32. Which one of the following is the major difference between mosses and ferns ?
A. Ferns lack alternation of generation while mosses show the same.
B. Mosses are facultative aerobes while ferns are obligate aerobes.
C. Vascular bundles of ferns show xylem vessels while those of mosses lack it.
D. Sporophytes of ferns live much longer as compared to the sporophytes of mosses.
Answer : D
33. Refer the statement and answer the question. They usually reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation and asexually by non - motile spores and sexually by non - motile gametes.
Identify the group of plants and its example.

A. Mosses, Funaria
B. Red algae, Polysiphonia
C. Brown algae, Laminaria
D. Pteridophytes, Selaginella
Answer : B
34. Statement 1: Members of phaeophyceae vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown.
Statement 2: Phaeophyceae possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.

A. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true and statement - 2 is the correct explanation of statement - 1.
B. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true but statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of statement - 1.
C. Statement -1 is true and statement - 2 is false.
D. Statement -1 is false and statement - 2 is true.
Answer : A
35. Pyrenoids in green algal cells are related to
A. starch formation
B. protein storage
C. general metabolism
D. enzyme secretion
Answer : A
36. Which one of the following is a correct statement?
A. Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage.
B. In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living.
C. Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes.
D. Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.
Answer : D
37. Match the column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(System of classification)(Characteristics)
A. Artificial systemI. Based on few morphological of classification characters
B. Natural systemII. Based on evolutionary of classification relationships between the various organisms
C. PhylogeneticIII. Based on natural affinities system of among the organisms and classification consider external as well as internal features.

A. A II; B I; C III
B. A I; B III; C II
C. A III; B II; C I
D. A I; B II; C III
Answer : B
38. A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having
A. archegonia.
B. lack of vascular tissue.
C. swimming antherozoids.
D. independent gametophytes.
Answer : B
39. A research student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll d as well as phycoerythrin on the basis of his observation the students conclude that the alga belongs to
A. rhodophyceae
B. bacillariophyceae
C. chlorophyceae
D. phaeophyceae
Answer : A
40. Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.
A. isogamous
B. oogamous
C. anisogamous
D. agamous
Answer : C
41. The heterosporous pteridophyte belonging to the class lycopsida is
A. Selaginella
B. Psilotum
C. Equisetum
D. Pteris
Answer : A
42. Fern plant is a
A. haploid gametophyte
B. diploid gametophyte
C. diploid sporophyte
D. haploid sporophyte
Answer : C
43. In class phaeophyceae, the plant body is usually attached to the substratum by a A and has a stalk, the B and leaf like photosynthetic organ-the C .
A. A holdfast, B stipe, C frond
B. A stipe, B holdfast, C frond
C. A frond, B stipe, C holdfast
D. A stipe, B frond, C holdfast
Answer : A
44. Place the following groups of plants in order, beginning with those that first appeared on the earth and progressing toward those that appeared most recently in time.
A. Gymnosperms, angiosperms, ferns, moss, algae
B. Algae, moss, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
C. Moss, algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms
D. Algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms, moss
Answer : B
45. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about angiosperms ?
(i) In angiosperms or flowering plants, the pollen grains and ovules are developed in specialised structure called flowers.
(ii) They are divided into two classes : the dicotyledons and the monocotyledons.
(iii) The male sex organ in a flower is the pistil or the carpel.
(iv) The female sex organ is the stamen.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (i) and (ii)
C. Both ii) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : B
46. If the cells of root in wheat plant have 42 chromosomes, then the no. of chromosome in the cell of pollen grain is
A. 14
B. 21
C. 28
D. 42
Answer : B
47. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(i) Green algae are the members of chlorophyceae.
(ii) Brown algae are found primarily in marine habitates
(iii) Some red algae are found in fresh water, mostly occur in salt water, some are in brackish water.
(iv) The food in red algae is stosed as floridean starch.
(v) Red alga may occur in both well-lighted regions close to water-surface and also at great depths in oceans where light penetration is little.

A. (i) and (v) only
B. (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
Answer : C
48. Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in
A. Spirogyra
B. Fucus
C. Volvox
D. Chlamydomonas
Answer : D
49. If there are 4 cells in anther, what will be the number of pollen grains?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 16
D. 12
Answer : C
50. What is the similarity between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
A. Phloem of both have companian cells.
B. Endosperm is formed before fertilization in both.
C. Origin of ovule and seed is similar in both.
D. Both have leaves, stem and roots.
Answer : D

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